TY - JOUR
AU - Vogel, Helena
AU - Foley, Janet
AU - Fiorello, Christine
T1 - Rickettsia africae and Novel Rickettsial Strain in Amblyomma spp. Ticks, Nicaragua, 2013
T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal
PY - 2018
VL - 24
IS - 2
SP - 385
SN - 1080-6059
AB - We report molecular detection of Rickettsia africae in Amblyomma ovale ticks from Nicaragua and a novel rickettsial strain in an A. triste tick. Of 146 ticks from dogs, 16.4% were Rickettsia PCR positive. The presence of Rickettsia spp. in human-biting ticks in Nicaragua may pose a public health concern.
KW - ticks
KW - dogs
KW - rickettsiae
KW - ompA
KW - Nicaragua
KW - bacteria
KW - Rickettsia africae
KW - Amblyomma spp.
KW - vector-borne infections
DO - 10.3201/eid2402.161901
UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/2/16-1901_article
ER - End of Reference